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Watson Twp. to consider minimum house size ordinance

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The Watson Township Planning Commission next month may have a public hearing on a minimum size home ordinance. Watson Township Trustee and Planning Commissioner Chuck Andrysiak told colleagues Thursday the proposed new rules would effectively no longer permit single-wide mobile homes because they would insist all homes be at least...
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Watson Twp. gets tough in 2 ordinance violation incidents

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At least three people are likely to be facing fines as a result of Watson Township officials' actions over the last couple of weeks. Two were ticketed by Professional Code Inspections late last month for violating local ordinances by putting on a hill climb, selling tickets for attendance and illegally...
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City to have election for 3 council seats in November

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Three Wayland City Council seats will be expire in the November general election and all three incumbents are beating the bushes to seek another two-year term. Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Antel and Council Members Rick Mathis and Lisa Banas will be on the ballot. There have been no reports of anyone...
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Gun Lake citizens stage protest of marina expansion

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by Austin Marsman Nearly 15 citizens held a peaceful demonstration this weekend against Lucas Spoor’s plans to expand his marina on Gun Lake. Many of those marching had passionate arguments against the marina expansion, and inist it means they will lose their rightful dock access to the lake. The proposed...
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Dorr Twp. Board won’t pay $270 bill for leaf site cleanup

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The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening refused to pay a $270 bill from David Selvig of Dave's Dozing for cleanup of the old leaf pickup site. The township had been using the site for several years, but had to agree to shut it down last year because too many citizens...
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Dorr Twp. Board fails to reappoint longtime PC chairman

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Unless Dorr Township Supervisor Jeff Miling can pull together a special meeting before July 18, Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner will not be a voting member of the commission at its next meeting. The Township Board, in a 3-3 deadlock Thursday evening, failed to have him reappointed to...
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Report: 44 Allegan County opioids deaths in last 6 years

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A story reported on MLive.com this week suggested that use of opioids is much more prevalent in West Michigan than previously believed. And the report from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services indicates Allegan County had 44 deaths linked to opioid use in the six years between the...
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WHS grad Michael Johnston planning labor history book

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Michael Johnston, a 1972 graduate of Wayland High School, is working on the manuscript about the history of labor unions in West Michigan. Johnston, who retired as a history teacher at Kenowa Hills High School and editor of a weekly labor newspaper, said, "I've been researching and collecting anything to do with...
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Former State Rep. Fulton Sheen may face $20,000 fine

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The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has ordered former State Rep. Fulton Sheen of Otsego and business associates to stop selling unregistered securities. Sheen, who served as 80th District State Representative from 2003 to 2009, Terry Leverett of Kansas City, Mo., and Shaar 2, LLC, a Missouri-based company...
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Dorr Plan Commission wants Twp. Board input on marijuana

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Discussions about medical marijuana dispensaries continue for area municipalities in the wake of a state law passed last fall and in anticipation of a state-wide ballot proposal likely to take place in November 2018. The Dorr Township Planning Commission was asked by Township Clerk Debbie Sewers to take up the...
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